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Sitting Bull Timeline Game

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Sitting Bull was a prominent leader and spiritual figure of the Lakota Sioux tribe, known for his resistance against the encroachment of white settlers on Native American land.

  • Players will learn about key events in Sitting Bull’s life and the history of the Lakota Sioux tribe
  • Challenge your knowledge of historical events by placing them in their correct chronological order
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  • c. 1831: Sitting Bull is born in Grand River, present-day South Dakota
  • c. 1856: Sitting Bull becomes a leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota tribe
  • June 25, 1876: Sitting Bull fights in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand
  • 1877: Sitting Bull flees to Canada with his followers to avoid surrendering to US authorities
  • July 19, 1881: Sitting Bull surrenders to US forces at Fort Buford, North Dakota
  • 1885-1886: Sitting Bull travels with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as a performer
  • 1883: Sitting Bull returns to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation
  • December 15, 1890: Sitting Bull is shot and killed by Indian agency police during an attempt to arrest him
  • December 17, 1890: Sitting Bull is buried at Fort Yates, North Dakota
  • 1953: Sitting Bull's remains are moved to Mobridge, South Dakota
  • 1959: A memorial for Sitting Bull is erected at his burial site in Mobridge
  • 2008: Sitting Bull is inducted into the North Dakota Hall of Fame
  • Present day: Sitting Bull's legacy continues to inspire Native American rights activists and leaders

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